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2. Enter the erase startup-config command at the Privileged EXEC level prompt (for example, device#), then press Enter. This
command erases the factory test configuration if it is still present.
device# erase startup-config
After entering this command, perform a reload on the system.
CAUTION
Use the erase startup-config command only for new systems. If you enter this command on a system you have
already configured, the command erases the configuration. If you accidentally do erase the configuration on a
configured system, enter the write memory command to save the running configuration to the startup-config file.
3. Access the configuration level of the CLI by entering the configure terminal command.
device# configure terminal
device(config)#
4. Configure the IP address and mask for the management interface by entering these commands.
device(config)# interface management 1
device(config-if-mgmt-1)# ip address 10.0.1.1 255.255.255.0
or
Assigning IP addresses to an interface, virtual interface,or loopback interface
You must assign an IP address to each interface and virtual interface over which user packets are routed. You can also assign an IP
address to a loopback interface, which is generally used for testing and diagnostic purposes.
You must use the serial connection to assign the first IP address. For subsequent addresses, you can also use the CLI through Telnet or
the Web management interface. Use Brocade Network Advisor to assign IP addresses to virtual routing interfaces only.
By default, you can configure up to 24 IP addresses on each interface, virtual interface, and loopback interface.
For example, to assign the IP address 192.22.3.44 and subnet mask 255.255.255.0 to Ethernet interface 1/1, do the following.
1. At the opening CLI prompt, enter enable .
device# enable
2. Enter the following command at the Privileged EXEC level prompt, then press Enter . This command erases the factory test
configuration if it is still present.
device# erase startup-config
After you enter this command, you will need to restart the system.
CAUTION
Use the erase startup-config command only for new systems. If you enter this command on a system you have
already configured, the command erases the configuration. If you accidentally erase the configuration on a configured
system, enter the write memory command to save the running configuration to the startup-config file.
3. Access the configuration level of the CLI by entering the following command.
device# configure terminal
device(config)#
Connecting a Router to a Network Device
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